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CHRISTIANA C` HILL, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNCR, BY Mizs'Nn ASSIGN- MENTS, 'ro EAW. BLATCHFCRD, or SAME PLACE.

CARTRlDGE-LOADINQ MACHINE SPECIFICATI-Gning part i Letters Patent No. 389.3a5,'dad september 11, .1388.

Application filed April 1G, IESS. Serial No. 27d-832. (Nqrmdel-i I 5 nois, have invented a new and useful mprovenient In Cartridge-Loading Machinesfof which Vthe following is a specification.' Y

My invention relates to Vmachincs for loading cartridges, and more particularly to iin- Io provenients upon the machine'shown and de- -scribedin mypending application,No. 250, 570,

, led September 24, 1887.

My present improvement consistsin the novel devices and] novel combinations of parts r5- or devices herein shown and described, and

more particularly pointed out in the claims' In the accompanying d-rawings,whicl1 form' a part of this specification, andin Which1-simi lar letters of .reference indicate like parts, 20 Figures l and 2 ar e side elevations of a Inachine embodying-my invention, looking from opposite sides. 4 is a horizontal section on line 4 4 o f Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an enlarged horizontal section 'taken 2 5 on line 5 5 of Fig. 1, one of thewad-feed slides being shown in section. tical section of the plunger for spreading the month ofthe shell. Fig. 7 is a detail section of the powder-feed slide. Fig. 8 is a detail ,o sectional vi'ew showing the crimper 'mechan- Ism.V 9 is an enlarged sectional vieu/ of the crlnipcr. Fig. 10 is adetailplan view' showing the shell-feed gate. Fig. 11 isa de'- tail view of the cam for operating the feed- F-ig. 12 isa detail View of the wadlfeed slide operating-lever and cani. Fig. 1 3'Isna detail view showing the mechanism for 4revol ving the shell-carrier.' Fig.` 14 isl a de tail vertical sect-ion' of theshe'll-feed plunger,

A5,0 showing the mechanism for stopping the Inachine in case no s hell is presented to be fed into 'theshell-carrier; and Fig. 1'5 is a detail view oftl'ie shellfmarking mechanism.

In said drawings, Arepresents the frame of 45 the machine which may be of any suitable construction; A', the powder-holder, and A2 the shot-holder.

t B is the intermittently-revolving shell-carhv rier, having, preferably, eight holes or'rece'pf 5o tacl es,.b, to receive the shells..j This shell-cal`- Fig. 3 is a plan view. Fig.

Fig. 6 isa detail ver-- 'rier B is journaleil'o' hollowv stud,.blf', on the sitely-revolving feed-rollerabove the disk G2, a stationary rim or guard secured to said,A v,

bracket above' the feed-disk. C; and C:i an. in- V- side guide-rim,which, in connection with the rim C2 and the inside roller, G', constitutes a, 65- shell-feed passage, C, through which the shells. are advanced in single file by the revolving'.- disk C to the-shell-feed gate D. Thepdisk U is furnished on its underside with a'toothedl shoulder or gear, c, which meshes 'with a gear, c', secured to the shaft c", throughwhich. mo'- tion' isi imparted to said feed-disk O.) The f tion from the counter-shaftE throughlhc' bevel gear e thereon.' The shaft o* ofthe feed disk C is'furnished' with a gear, c5, whichdrives VThe feed-gate D is provided with afpocket, d, to receive the shell, andwith fa' projecting end,- d. to close the shell-fced'passage'CQ-.and

it vibratcs horizontallyon its 'vertical shaftfo'i-' pivot d2, and thus operates to Inovejhe shells; one by one 0H ofthe feedfd-isk C and deliver thcin above .the Ashell-feed plunger F..A .IT-he guard or 'guide riInC'z, which foi-'Ins a par-t' of. the shell feed. passage, is provided, with 'a pockemfc",'betw-een'vihiclrand the pocket "d of the fec'fLgate A:lever theshell 'is clamped, guided, or held as'tlieshell is forced .up into the shellrccep'tacle b o f the lcarrier .B bythe feed plunger F. The fe'ed-gatc ID is operated by a spring, d3, so as to give a-quiokas wellnasa yielding motion to the feedfgate lever when x' the same is deliver-ing' the shell, to Athe shellfeed plungcrF from the'shellpassage C". The feed-gate lever D is'opened or mov-ed in the Vopposite direction by means of.fa cam, df, on

the shaft E, which impinges againstjthe arnil d, secured to the shaft dilof the feed 'gate lever. The feedplunger F islinade hollowandpro, oo

vided with a sliding pin,f. This sliding pin fris furnished with a longitudinal cam-groove,

f that operates a pawl, f2, pivoted to the plunger F, So that said pawlf2 will engage, or

not engage, the clutch-operating piu fl", ae-

cording as a shell is absent or present above the feed-plunger, to be fed o r forced up into the shell-carrier. The clutch-operating slide f3 is preferably furnished with a. pivoted lo cateh,f*, though the pawlf'l may, if desired, engage directly instead .of indirectly the slide The pawl ,f" is held in place bya spring, The clutch g on the main driving-shaft 1s operated from the sliding'pin j"nx throughv `I5 themedini'n of a leveigf, (which is engaged b S'lCHjni, ff, en thesiide fig) and the clutch-rod fand coifmeeiing-linl: fland clutclroperating spring f`. The spring 'f" does the work of moving the clutch, the slidefs simply operat- 2o ing to move the bent arm of the leverf and ciprocating bar H, which operates to lift the rammers. This bar H slides in the hollow stud b as a guide. A

y The sliding bar H is furnished vat its upper end with fourradial arms, if, which-carry, respectively. the wad-rammers or plungers K K K2 and the discharge plunger K The 40 plungers K KAZ K3 'may vbe secured rigidly to the arms hZ of the bar H; but the main powderraminer K slides freelyin its guide-arm h2, said arm operating simpl y to raise the plunger.

rlhis rammer K is provided with a weight, lr, which iS preferably attached tothe end of a lever, k', pivoted to the plunger K and to the sliding bar H. A'This weight determines the force .or pressure exerted by the rammell l( upon the final powder-wad.

5'0 L LJ U are the wadholders. These are each removably secured in place above the wad-feed slides by springelamps L* L, so that the wad holders or tubes may be conveniently removed for the purpose'of refilling them with -wads t The powder feed the powder -holder A and above the frameplate a' in suitable guides. This powder-feed slide consistssimply of a block with a hole 6o through it adapted to receive the graduated 'powderfcharge thimbles' m. rlhe powdercharge thimbles m nest one within another. By means ofA these nestingthinibles any desired chargent'4 powder may be measured with great (25 accuracy.y

The shot-feed slide N'is mounted in a similar manner under the shot-holder A2 and above slide M reci procates beneath the frame-plate c", between which it reciprocates. The charge of shot is regulated by a sliding plate or wall, n, which is adjustedby a screw, u'.

The mechanism, as shown in-the drawinws is adapted to feed four wads into each shell; three on top ofthe powder and one on top of the shot. The four wad-feed slides l? l?" l)2 l are all constructed alike, and each is mounted to reciprocate between its wad-holder andthe frame-plate c below in suitable guides. The wad-feed slides P P' are mounted to reciprocate in guides parallel to the powder-feed Slide BI, S0 that these two wad-feed slides and the powder-feed slide may be all simultaneY ously operated 'from the same rock-shaft, C);

and the wadfeed slides I P reciprocate panY allel to the shot'feed slide N, so that these three slides may be simultaneously operated from the same rock-shaft, O', which is connected to and given the same and simultaneous movement with roel; shaft Ol by means of the bevelgears o 0. These gears o o are but short see;v ments, as only a slight movement is required to be given to the rockshafts. Each of the wad-feed slides consists of a slotted or forked block carrying a plate, p, lim-*ing` a seinicircular endcorresponding to the circumference of the wad, and is provided with a semicircular wadclain p, p', having sliding arms p2p, fitting in Suitable holes in the wad-feed slide. The longer arm, pis provided with a light spiral spring, p4, whichoperates to close the clamparm p against the wad. The wadelamp p is opened when the wad-slide is retracted beneath the'wad-holder in position to receive the wad by the arm p2 impinging against a fixed stop, p, on the frame. slide advances to feed the wad over the mouth of the shell, the wadelamp p' clamps the wad, so as to hold it flat over the mouth ofthe shell until the wad-rammer or plungerdescends and forces it into the shell. This prevents any danger ol' the wads enteringthe shell edgewise or askew.

lt will be observed that the wadifeed slides PP'lare arranged at right angles to each other and operate to'feed two wads over the same opening in the plate a', so that the two will be forced simultaneously into the shell by the same plunger or rammel'. The wad-feed slide:y

I reeiprocates beneath the wad-leed slide D.

Motion is communicated to the six slides M N l I" Pg P3 by arms or levers if on the roekshafts O Oand conueeting-linksr. Motion is communicated to the rock-shaft O by a cannr, on the shaft E and arm or lever oon the rock- .shaft O. lThe shells are crimped by a continu- \Vhen the wad-leed irol IIS

ouslyrevolving erimper, Q,.b etween which and the shell holding plunger R. the shell is clamped during the crimping operation. The eriinper Q is journaled on a sliding bar, q, and is revolved by a gear, il', on thecrimper-shaft, which meshes with a gear, q, on the shaft Q3. The shaft qi' is furnished with a spline, q, at the lower end, and is provided with a bevelgear, Q, which meshes with a bevel-gear, g,

on the `counter-shaft q, which is driven'from the main driving-shaft throughthegears q1 q; The shell-holding plunger R is provided with shell-holding jaws r,adapte d to grasp the 5 rim of. the shell and hold it from revolving during the crimping operation. lThe crimper- -1 bar g and plunger R are forced together,so as.

' to clam'p the shellendwise between the cri mper Q and plunger R,by means of a lever, B,Wh1chend to the vsliding bar qthrough the mediuml of the sliding pin yr2 and spring r3. The spring raimpinges against a shoulder or projection, q, on the sliding bar g, through which said 1.5*pin 1? slides. The lever R-s operated by a' cam, R,'on the shaft E. 'The plungerfR.` is

` also furnished with a'lspring, R, and a st oppin, Ri, which limpinges against the frame and limits the upward movement'of the plunger RA.-

.zo As the shell is'forced up `betweenfthe guide# jaws d4 and c8 of the gate-lever' D andguiderim C1i b'y the feed7plunger Fintog'th-eslifell# receptacle b of the Vcarrier B,the mouth of. the

shell'is spreador made slightly darin b"y\a v25 stationary plunger,-S, whioh is adjusta ly'. sea,- 3by a set-screw, s, which.-

cured to an armfS arm S is bolted tothe frame-.of Vthe machine. The plunger S is made hollow and iks provided f with Aa sliding pin, s', operated byhalspring,

3c and provided wit-ha cross-arm,.'s3,-which works .in afsuitable slotinthe spreadingplunger S. T he function of this pin s and its cross-arms3 and spring is to force theshell oil'- of thespread- Il ing:plun'ge r.. By t'his means'thefeedplunger 35 is made nohrgSvtofeed the shells into the .-'carriexg but' al V'to' ,for ee' them against the spreading-plunger.' -The spring-extractor. s'-

' i p'ushesth'e'shelldo'vvno of the 4spreadingl l plnnger'so thatthe shell may moveforward l:to ,in thecarrier when'rthe. carrier vnextgadizances or turns.' After the shell has been crimped it is forcedut ofthe shellfcarri'er B by the-discharge-plunger Kan'd at thesarnetiine deliv- I ered into 'anintermittently-revolving turret,- 45,.1., whichis jf'u'rn'aled onftlie `frame' of thema! chine "beneathfthecarrier, B. This turretT has shellfreceptacles tto receive the shells,and 1t operates to conveyl the shells, beneath the "marker -V andthen deliver them into the dis` pivotally on its operating-levert, so that afterv each im pression its type o' may impinge against the inking-pad V', which ,is secu red to a stand'- lo ard,V2. The marker may be turned or reversed as it moves up and down by any ordinary reversing'mechanism commonly used'in ordinary hand-stamps. That which I prefer to employ is shown in the drawings, and consists, essen- 65- tially, of a three toothed cam gear, o?, on the type or marker V, which engages twostation- `ary teeth or pins, o, on 'the standard The vity ofthe marker arm.

I `markerlever v is elevated vor retracted by wire rod, of, having a collar, v5, and an'arrn, o5, secured to the discharge-plunger Kit. The marker-lever 'u descends by its own weight to strike the blow and make the impression upon the top wad of the cartridge. spring-o', may, however, be employed to asslst the grav- As the cartridges are m'ovedfaround by the carrier B, they rest upon 1o is pivoted at r' to the plunger R and' at its'v 1a eirciulgartrack, B', which is supported on the v ject .theltop edge, of the cartridge-shell lup 8o' above the top face ofthefcarrier B.

,-1 I do not herein lclaim any improvement' which is shown, described, and claimed in my 1.' lIn`acartridgeloadingmachine, theombination, with an intermittently-revolving #shell-carrier having ,cells to receive the shells of a powder-holder, a shot-holder, and two or more Wad-holders mounted on the 'frame of 9o bthewinu'zhine above said shell-carrier, of a powder-feed slide; a shot-feed slide, a wad-feed vslidereciprocating parallel to said'powderfeed slide, and a-wad-feed slide reciprocatin'gpa-rallel .to saidjshot-feed slide, all said feed-slides reeipr'ocating *on the frame of the lmachine Vabove said 'shell-'carrier and between the same and s'aid powder, shot, and wad holders, respectively, substantially as specified.

- Zmln a cartridge-loading machine, the comroo -binatiomwith an intermittently revolving shell-carrier havinga series of cells to receive theshells, a powder-holder, and a wad-holder,

-of a reciprocating powder-feed slide, and a revvciprocating wad-feed slide parallel to said rf.

powder-feed slide, a rock-shaft furnished withoperating-arms and connecting-links for simultaneously operating both said feed slides, a shot-holder and -a second wad-holder, a reciprocati ng shotfeed slide and a second reciprocating wad-'feed slide parallel to 'said shotfeed slide,1a second rock-shaft furnished with. operating-'arms and connecting links for si multane'ously operating both said last-mentioned feed-slides,said second rock shaft being geared to said first-mentioned rock-shaft, and all fourv of said feed-slides reciprocating on the vframe r of the machine and between said holders and said shell-carrier and 'operating to simut-aneously convey their respective charges of :zo

slides, P and P', parallel to said powder feed slide, a'shot-holdcr and two additional wad- Vholdersmounted on the frame of the machine above and around'sai'd carrier, a reciprocating l ating saidshotfecdslide and said wad-feed said slide P, and spring specified. A

slides P2 and P, all six of said feed-slides being -mounted on the frame of the machine and reciprocating between said holders and said carrier and operating to simultaneously convey their respective charges of powder, shot, and wads from said holders to the shells, substantiall y as specified.

4. The combination, with shell carrier B, vof

a wad-holder above said shell-carrier, recip-II rocating wadfeed slide P between said wadholder` and shell-carrier, having plate p, and semiclrcular wad-clamp p", furnished with sliding arms p2p, mounted to reciprocate onV p", substantially as 5. The combination, with shell-carrier B, of awadholder mounted on the frame of the machineabove said shell carrier, reciprocating wad-feed slide P, having plate p, and semicircular wad-clamp p', furnishedl with sliding arms p2p, mounted to reci proeate ou said feedslide P, and'spring p2 and a stop, p5, on the frame ofthe machine for opening said spring wad-clarnpp', substantially as specified.

6. In a cartridgeloadiug machine, the comhination,` with an intermittently-revolving shell-carrier\ha\'iug cells to receive the shells, ot' a powder1\holder and two wadholders mounted on the frame of the machine above and around said carrier, a reciprocating powdenfeed slide, two reciprocating wad feed slides parallel to said powder-feed slide, all three of said slides being mountedon the frame ofthe machine above said carrier and reciprocating between. their respective powder and wad holders and the shell-cells in said carrier,

and r'oclvshaftl O', furnished with operating' arms o" and con necting-linlis o3, for 'simultaneonsly operating all of said feed-slides, substantially as specified.

der-chargemeasuring tliimbles, substantially aslspecitied.

9. The combination, of an intermittently-re` volving shell -cari-ier, B, a discharge-plunger for delivering the loaded shells therefrom, and a Secondary shell-carrying turret, T, having shellholders below the ,carrier B, and into which the shells aredelivered as they are disspecified.

10. The combination, with shell carrier B, of turret T, having shell-holders below said carrier B, discharge-plunger'Kiabove the shell-carrier B, to force the shells crut of the' same into the turret, and marker V, said' turretT operating to/move the shells into posi- Jtiou under themarker, substantially as specibination. with shell-carrier B and a supplemental shell-carrying turret, T, arranged' below the carrier to receive the shell ejected therefrom, of areversible marker,V, mounted above said turret, and inker-pad V, secured above said marker, substantially as specified.

12. The combination, with Sheltcarrier B ,and a supplemental turret, T, of reversible marker V, mounted on the frame of the machine above said turret, inker-pad V',seeured to the frame of the machine above said marker, operating-lever n, upon which said marler is' jourualed, and mechanism forJ raisingor retracting said lever, substantially as specified.

13. The cbinbiuation, with shellcarrlying turret 'Lof reversible marker V above ,said turret, having cam-teeth e, standard V, linkpad V', secured to said standard above said marker, teeth or pins V3 on said standard',`l,op erating-lever o, upon which said marker is jonrnaled, lifting-rod v, having collar o5, ailnd reciprocating` plunger K, furnished with .arm 120, through which said lifting-rod o* passes, substantially as speciiied.

14. The coinbnation,in a cartridge-loading machine, with cam-shaft E, having cam R2, ot' crimper-operating lever R', holdingplunger R, pivoted to saifd lever R, reciprocatinglbar (Lalso pivoted to said operating-lever,crinper Q, and shaft q, journaled on said bar gg, and conuectinggears q q, for revolving Athe criinper from said shaft q, and sliding 'piand spring r connecting said lever R and bar q, all combined and operating substantially as shown and described. l

' 15. The combination,in a cartridge-loading machine,with cam-shaft E, having cam R2, of lever Ropcrated by said cam, holding-plunger R, pivoted to said lever, reciprocating crimper-carryin g bar q,connected to said lever, crim per Q,journaled on said bar q, gears g' q2, shaft qa, journaled on said bar g, said gears q and @connecting said shaft q3 andthe crimper, sliding pin r2 and spring r connecting bar g and operating-lever, and spring R and stop-pin R", mounted on the holding-plunger R,all combined and operating substantially as shown and described.

11. lnacartridgeloading machinethe com- `i Vcharged from the carrier B, subsiantiallv as.'

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16. The combination,v with intermittentlyrevolving shell-carrier B,having cells b,of reciprocating shell-feed plunger F below said shell-carrier, and a stationary conical tool, S,

5 secured to the frame of the machine above said shellcarrier'and opposite said feedplunger F, for spreading the mouth 'of the shell, substantially as speciiied.

17. The combination, with intermittentlyrevolving shell-carrier B, having cells b,of reciprocating shell-feed plunger F and a stationary conical 6oo1,S,for spreading the mouth of the shell, said spreading-tool having aslid.

ing spring-actuated extractor, s, for pushing the .shell o of the spreading-tool, substantially as specified. "7.

18. The combination of shell-carrierB, reciprocating-feed-plunger F, stationary spreading-tool S, and sliding pin s', carrying extractorstantially as specified.

zo-arm .sii and furnished with a spring, si, sub' 19. The combination,ii a cartridge-loading machine, of driving-clutch g, and a shell-feed plunger, F, furnished with sliding. pin f, havimg cam f', pivoted pawl f2, sliding pin f3, 25 having cam f 7, and a clutch-operating lever,f'f. and mechanism connecting said lever f and clutch g, substantially asspeciied; Y

20. The combination, with intermittentlyrevolvingshell-'carrier B, furnished with circular ratchet B3, attached thereto, of pawllever b3, pawl b4, pivoted to said lever ba and engaging said ratchet, and asprnglockingpawl, b, pivoted to the frame of the machine and engaging said ratchet, substantially as 35 specified.

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